Persons attempting to find a "text" in this [story] will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a "subtext" in it will be banished; persons attempting to explain, interpret, explicate, analyze, deconstruct, or otherwise "understand" it will be exiled to a desert island in the company only of other explainers.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR - Wendell Berry's introduction to Jayber Crow.
This article was posted to Jayber on 9 August 2007 by to the following categories: Stories.
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Spring on Mt. Rainier
Earlier this spring, I made my first attempt at some graphic art. "The Promise" was inspired by my hopes of getting outside for a summer hike in the mountains, like Mandy and I did on Mt. Rainier a few years ago. Read on to view the image.
I started by vectorizing a photograph of a tree I liked, added layers of mountain horizon, and planted a vertical rainbow right behind the tree. Also, I used various grunge brushes to make the sun, and to add some scratches.
I picked a vertical rainbow because I like to think of rainbows being so large, that at the point where they intersect the horizon, they appear to be linear, straight up and down. To me this symbolizes both the enormity of rainbows as well as the enormity of God's promise to Noah. 1
cool—-you should make up some shirts and sell them for a fundraiser….maybe for one of the missions you support at our church. Your talents seem endless……
Thanks Annette. Good idea by the way…
I absolutely love it and your description adds to the appeal.
oops….I meant to say at YOUR church….not our church.
AWESOME! I didn’t know you had it in you.
Make shirts!
I like the sun(s)
It is really nice to see a rainbow symbolizing Gods promise!
Way to go!